Images Dated 2nd August 2018

Rock Ferry St Margarets Home
St Margarets Home for Roman Catholic girls at Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, was run by the Sisters of Charity

Vagen Bay, Bergen, Norway - Aerial View of the Harbour. Date: circa 1910s

Nimidoff - Russian Operatic Mezzo-Soprano
Mademoiselle Vera Nimidoff - Russian Operatic Mezzo-Soprano in a historical role. Date: circa 1906

WW2 - Bristol Blenheims raid Kiel - Battle of the Heligoland Bight, September, 1939. Date: 1939

The artist, Alfred Munnings, at his easel
Alfred Munnings at work on an equestrian portrait. Date: 1921

Advertisement for LNER routes north to Scotland with the Glorious 12th grouse hunting shoot season in mind. 1931

Resolution of Council of War for pursuit of Spanish Armada bearing the signature of Francis Drake amongst others. Date: 1588

Advertisement for Turnberry Hotel, Girvan, Scotland. Date: 1961

Hammersmith Rowton House
The Rowton House on Hammersmith Road. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men. Date: 1899

Advertisement for Turnberry Hotel, Girvan, Scotland. Date: 1931

Advertisement for LNER - A smooth run for the 12th. Date: 1927

Schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast, West Africa
Muslim schoolmaster of Bimbuku, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, wearing what is claimed to be Manchester cotton. 1922

Modern architecture of 1928
A page from The Illustrated London News detailing modern buildings in 1928. Clockwise from top left: the new medical clinics in modern collegiate style at the University of Chicago

Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, Nigeria, West Africa
Musicians of Bornu, Yola Province, northern Nigeria, West Africa. One blows a trumpet while the other accompanies him on a drum. 1922

A human peacock in his pride
Mr Cleveland Bronner, the American dancer and ballet master, appearing in a startling and beautiful Peacock Dance, and the Winter Garden and Century Roof, New York. Date: 1921

Hambledon workhouse
The Hambledon Union workhouse, originally erected in 1786. The site later became Hambledon Hospital and then Hambledon Homes

Pitta brachyura, Indian pitta
Plate 51, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, mocking cliffchat
Plate 49, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Munida gregaria, lobster krill
Ff. 9 Vol 3. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Capparis canescens, dog capers
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Religious differences, Atheism and Christianity
Atheists seek to pull down the Holy Cross, but in vain, for the True Christian, encouraged by divine beings, holds it up while his good lady instructs the young in the True Way Date: circa 1790s

Axum, Ethiopia, East Africa - Monolithic Stele - 1st century. These tall, carved obelisks, relics of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum - they are markers for the Royal Tombs. Date: 1910s

King George V in his Coronation Robes
King George V (1865-1936) in his Coronation Robes - 22nd June 1911. Date: 1911

Advertisement for Turnberry Hotel, Girvan, Scotland. Date: 1934

Zetland Road Junction - Bristol, England - The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company - Bishopston Branch Date: circa 1905

Sailing boat passing the Chateau D If - Marseille, France Date: circa 1910s

University of East London Stratford Campus, University House
The University of East London Stratford Campus is based in and around University House, a Grade II* listed building (formerly the West Ham Technical Institute), located in Stratford

Germany, Berlin - Ost West-Achse
The Marabout de Sidi-Brahim at Bou Saada (Bou-Saada) - a town and municipality in M Sila Province, Algeria, situated 245 km south of Algiers Date: circa 1910s

Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania - Catholic Church Date: circa 1906

Smart and Handsome British Gentleman in straw boater hat, starched collar, white tie and suit

USA, The Confederate Battle Flag and the Virginia State Flag
USA - The Confederate Battle Flag and the Virginia State Flag

WW1 - The Band of a Prussian Infantry Regiment - note the universal wearing of the traditional Pickelhaube (or Pickelhelm) helmets. Date: circa 1916

WW1 - Kaiser Wilhelm II on horseback taking charge of Army
" Our emperor at the head of his army commanders" - Kaiser Wilhelm II on horseback taking charge of his Army in this highly patriotic and allegorical image

New Fashion Style from France - Jupes-Pantalons
New Fashion Style from France - three young women wearing Jupes-Pantalons stride confidently - Porte Dauphine, Paris. Date: circa 1910

Damascus, Syria - The Full Staff of G & G Nassan & Co. - manufacturers of furniture and Oriental Objects. Date: circa 1907

Laval, France - The Two Railway Stations and the Avenue. Date: 1911

Reeling the Silk for wedding dress train, Princess Elizabeth
Reeling the Silk for the wedding dress train of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) - Lullingstone Silk Farm, 1947. Date: 1947

Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926- ) and the Duke of Edinburgh (1921- ) visit the Festival of Britain - London - May 4th, 1951. Date: 1951

Advertising for a Gramophone Shop in Vienna, Austria
Advertising trade card for a Gramophone Shop (Grammophon-Haus Rudolf Patsch) on Rote Muhlgasse (49) in Vienna, Austria Date: circa 1900s

Juan-les-Pins - La Fontaine du Pin
Juan-les-Pins - a town and a health resort and spa in the commune of Antibes, in the Alpes-Maritimes, in southeastern France, on the Cote d Azur. Date: circa 1910s

The Sphinx, Giza, Egypt
A fine view of The Sphinx, Giza, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Flossie and her Bear behind (!) go for a stroll along the promenade. Rather coarse seaside humour. Date: 1903

Girgaum Road, Mumbai, India Date: circa 1901

Bhendy Bazaar Road, Mumbai, India Date: circa 1901

Germany, Berlin - Ost West-Achse. Date: circa 1930s

Iceland - Akureyrir. Date: circa 1930s

Actress Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind
English Stage and Film Actress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) in Gone with the Wind (US 1939). Date: 1939

Busoga, Uganda - Heathen Shrine and Medicine Man who specialised in rainmaking.. Date: 1913

The Al-Azhar University - Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The Mosque is directly associated with Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 975

Lancashire engineering factory workers including a very young apprentice (front centre). Date: circa 1910s

WW2 - RAF Bombing raid over Germany - stylised image of a party of Vickers Wellingtons. Date: circa 1941

Boating Lake - British Seaside Scene, Southend-on-Sea, Essex - The sign is advertising Peter Pans Playground - " the ideal place to take the children". Date: 1954

Studio Portrait of a woman in elegant shift dress and string of pearls - note the attractive folding table she is resting against... Date: 1910s

Smart, sartorially-confident Gent at the seaside, resplendent in old school blazer and tartan cap on holiday, pictured on The Esplanade Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1939

Father and daughter bury son (brother), British seaside
A Father and daughter bury their son/brother in the sand - British seaside scene Date: 1938

Little girl building patriotic sandcastle
Sweet little girl building a patriotic sandcastle on this Birthday Greetings postcard. Date: 1910s

Couple strolling along the front on holiday in Weymouth, Dorset. Date: 1930s

The Winter Family on a Summers Day! Posing for a family group portrait on the back step of their home. Three generations pictured. Date: 1920s

Smart and Handsome Italian Gentleman posing for a Studio Photographic Portrait with his cane. Date: 1920s

Mother and her two boys in the garden
Mother (with fag in her mouth) and her two (rather glum-faced) boys, pose for a photograph in their neat garden. Date: 1938

British Heavyweight Champion Len Harvey (1906-1976) - became champion in 1933

Greetings postcard - Sledges in The Engadin
Sledges in the Engadin or Engadine - a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubunden in most southeastern Switzerland. Greetings Postcard. Date: 1900

Tomb of Joseph Severn - Rome, Artist Companion of John Keats
Tomb of Joseph Severn (1793-1879) - Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Italy - Artist Companion of John Keats. Date: circa 1930s

The British Royal Princes in Naval Cadet Uniforms
British Royal Princes in Naval Cadet Uniforms - Cowes, Isle of Wight

Sporty French Tennis Girl prepares to serve. One hopes that her choice of woollen top, tie and thick bonnet does not cause her to overheat by the second set...! Date: 1920

The Royal Normal College, Upper Norwood, London
The Royal Normal College of Music for the Blind, Westow Street, Upper Norwood, London. Date: 1906

Gentle ornamental cascade - Waters of Europe, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1903

Salisbury, Wiltshire - Market Square. Date: circa 1920

British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London - Bryant & May
Chemical Section - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London - Bryant & May Ltd. exhibit based in a pretty tudor-style cottage

The Atlantic Restaurant - Empire Exhibition, Scotland
The Atlantic Restaurant - Empire Exhibition, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, 1938. Date: 1938

Worthing Sussex - Father with his son and daughter
Worthing, Sussex, England - Father with his son and daughter - August, 1935. Sunny Snaps postcard - Silver Jubilee 1935. Date: 1935

Rue d Antibes - Cannes, French Riviera, France. Date: circa 1910

The Duchess of York (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) (1900-2002). Date: circa 1933

European Royalty Pre-WW1 - (centre) King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) - (centre upper) Prince of Wales (later King George V) (1865-1936)

WW1 - Captured German Guns - Horse Guards Parade, London. British trophies from the Battlefield

Postcard celebrating Czech - USA relations post-WW1
Celebration of Czech-USA relations post-WW1. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and the United States played a major role in the establishment of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1918

Happy New Year card - turning over a new leaf
Happy New Year greetings postcard - turning over a new leaf and do a bit of washing for a change! Rather than idle chit chat on the doorstep, get the washing done...!!! Date: circa 1910s

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - West End - Connox St
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - West End with view down Connox Street. Date: circa 1920s

Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. At this point, the 3rd largest passenger station in the world. Date: circa 1920s

The E Floretty Trio - German Entertainers
The E Floretty Trio - German Acrobatic Entertainers. A popular Trapeze Circus Act. Date: circa 1910s

An old man and a young man from Bukovina, a historical region in Central Europe, [1][2] divided between Romania and Ukraine

Burnt-out shell of an early motor car, possibly photographed after an accident? Date: circa 1910s

Miss Sara Sample - Modelling hats from Maison Lewis
Miss Sara Sample - Modelling a remarkable hat from Maison Lewis, 152 Regent Street, London. This fascinating model is in black patent straw, trimmed with black osprey feathers. Date: circa 1920s

Young lad in sailor suit with pet dog and model ship
St. Quentin, France (Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France) - smart young lad in spotless sailor suit

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